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'''Atif Aslam''' ({{Lang-ur|{{nq|عاطف اسلم}}}}, born 12 March 1983) is a [[Pakistani]] [[playback singer]], [[songwriter]], [[composer]], and [[actor]]. He has recorded many songs in both [[Pakistan]] and [[India]], and is known for his [[Belting (music)|vocal belting]] technique.<ref name="Hindustan times">{{cite news |title=Music knows no boundaries: Atif Aslam |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Music-knows-no-boundaries-Atif-Aslam/Article1-507678.aspx |work=Hindustan Times |date=12 February 2010 |access-date=23 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018085516/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Music-knows-no-boundaries-Atif-Aslam/Article1-507678.aspx |archive-date=18 October 2010}}</ref><ref name="tribune">{{cite news |title=So you think you can act? |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/13896/so-you-think-you-can-act/ |work=The Express Tribune |date=17 May 2010 |access-date=23 September 2011 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225041325/https://tribune.com.pk/story/13896/so-you-think-you-can-act/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | '''Atif Aslam''' ({{Lang-ur|{{nq|عاطف اسلم}}}}, born 12 March 1983) is a [[Pakistani]] [[playback singer]], [[songwriter]], [[composer]], and [[actor]]. He has recorded many songs in both [[Pakistan]] and [[India]], and is known for his [[Belting (music)|vocal belting]] technique. [[Muhammad Hassaan]] is a big fan of Atif Aslam<ref name="Hindustan times">{{cite news |title=Music knows no boundaries: Atif Aslam |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Music-knows-no-boundaries-Atif-Aslam/Article1-507678.aspx |work=Hindustan Times |date=12 February 2010 |access-date=23 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018085516/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Music-knows-no-boundaries-Atif-Aslam/Article1-507678.aspx |archive-date=18 October 2010}}</ref><ref name="tribune">{{cite news |title=So you think you can act? |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/13896/so-you-think-you-can-act/ |work=The Express Tribune |date=17 May 2010 |access-date=23 September 2011 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225041325/https://tribune.com.pk/story/13896/so-you-think-you-can-act/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
Aslam [[Second-language acquisition#Language dominance|predominantly sings]] in [[Urdu]], but has also sung in [[Hindi]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], and [[Pashto]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atif Aslam is touring the United Kingdom, confirms the pop legend |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/622694-atif-aslam-is-touring-the-united-kingdom-confirms-the-pop-legend |last=Sabeeh |first=Maheen |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en |access-date=25 May 2020 |archive-date=3 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303182102/https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/622694-atif-aslam-is-touring-the-united-kingdom-confirms-the-pop-legend |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2008, he received the [[Tamgha-e-Imtiaz]], the fourth-highest civilian honor award from the [[Government of Pakistan|Pakistani government]]. He is also a recipient of several [[Lux Style Awards]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Arjit and Ankit are good but not good enough to replace me: Atif Aslam |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/857711/arjit-and-ankit-are-good-but-not-good-enough-to-replace-me-atif-aslam/ |access-date=25 August 2017 |date=23 March 2015 |work=The Express Tribune |author=Sameen Hassan |archive-date=30 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330125249/https://tribune.com.pk/story/857711/arjit-and-ankit-are-good-but-not-good-enough-to-replace-me-atif-aslam/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Aslam made his acting debut in 2011, with the Urdu social drama film ''[[Bol (film)|Bol]]''. In 2019, he was awarded a star in the [[The Dubai Stars|Dubai Walk of Fame]] after his nomination for the best singer in [[Pakistan]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2084056/4-atif-aslam-gets-dubai-star-new-walk-fame/ |title=Atif Aslam gets his own Dubai star at the new walk of fame |last=Tribune.com.pk |date=21 October 2019 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en |access-date=22 October 2019 |archive-date=22 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122001445/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2084056/4-atif-aslam-gets-dubai-star-new-walk-fame/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/dubai-stars-open-sonam-kapoor-atif-aslam-balqees-and-more-honoured |title=Dubai Stars open; Sonam Kapoor, Atif Aslam, Balqees and more honoured |last=Light |first=David |website=Khaleej Times |access-date=22 October 2019 |archive-date=22 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022071702/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/dubai-stars-open-sonam-kapoor-atif-aslam-balqees-and-more-honoured |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/dubai-walk-of-fame-everyone-who-has-been-awarded-a-dubai-star-so-far-1.881326 |title=Dubai Walk of Fame: everyone who has been awarded a Dubai Star so far |website=The National |date=25 August 2019 |language=en |access-date=22 October 2019 |archive-date=23 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123013011/https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/dubai-walk-of-fame-everyone-who-has-been-awarded-a-dubai-star-so-far-1.881326 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was also featured in the [[Forbes|Forbes Asia's]] 100 Digital Stars, published in December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cutacut.com/2020/12/09/forbes-asias-100-digital-stars/|title=Atif Aslam, Mahira Khan, Aiman Khan amongst Forbes Asia's 100 Digital Stars|first=Cutacut Editorial|last=Team|date=9 December 2020|access-date=12 December 2020|archive-date=9 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209095048/https://cutacut.com/2020/12/09/forbes-asias-100-digital-stars/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ranawehbe/2020/12/07/forbes-asias-100-digital-stars/|title=Forbes Asia's 100 Digital Stars|first=Rana Wehbe|last=Watson|website=Forbes|access-date=12 December 2020|archive-date=8 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208153406/https://www.forbes.com/sites/ranawehbe/2020/12/07/forbes-asias-100-digital-stars/|url-status=live}}</ref> He refers to his fans as "Aadeez" ({{Lang-ur|{{nq|عادیز}}|lit=Habituals}}).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.weeklyblitz.net/entertainment/up-in-the-sky-with-atif-aslam/ |title=Up in the sky with Atif Aslam |author=((Staff writers)) |work=Blitz |date=21 April 2019 |access-date=19 July 2020 |archive-date=19 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719084555/https://www.weeklyblitz.net/entertainment/up-in-the-sky-with-atif-aslam/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | Aslam [[Second-language acquisition#Language dominance|predominantly sings]] in [[Urdu]], but has also sung in [[Hindi]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], and [[Pashto]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atif Aslam is touring the United Kingdom, confirms the pop legend |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/622694-atif-aslam-is-touring-the-united-kingdom-confirms-the-pop-legend |last=Sabeeh |first=Maheen |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en |access-date=25 May 2020 |archive-date=3 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303182102/https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/622694-atif-aslam-is-touring-the-united-kingdom-confirms-the-pop-legend |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2008, he received the [[Tamgha-e-Imtiaz]], the fourth-highest civilian honor award from the [[Government of Pakistan|Pakistani government]]. He is also a recipient of several [[Lux Style Awards]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Arjit and Ankit are good but not good enough to replace me: Atif Aslam |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/857711/arjit-and-ankit-are-good-but-not-good-enough-to-replace-me-atif-aslam/ |access-date=25 August 2017 |date=23 March 2015 |work=The Express Tribune |author=Sameen Hassan |archive-date=30 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330125249/https://tribune.com.pk/story/857711/arjit-and-ankit-are-good-but-not-good-enough-to-replace-me-atif-aslam/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Aslam made his acting debut in 2011, with the Urdu social drama film ''[[Bol (film)|Bol]]''. In 2019, he was awarded a star in the [[The Dubai Stars|Dubai Walk of Fame]] after his nomination for the best singer in [[Pakistan]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2084056/4-atif-aslam-gets-dubai-star-new-walk-fame/ |title=Atif Aslam gets his own Dubai star at the new walk of fame |last=Tribune.com.pk |date=21 October 2019 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en |access-date=22 October 2019 |archive-date=22 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122001445/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2084056/4-atif-aslam-gets-dubai-star-new-walk-fame/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/dubai-stars-open-sonam-kapoor-atif-aslam-balqees-and-more-honoured |title=Dubai Stars open; Sonam Kapoor, Atif Aslam, Balqees and more honoured |last=Light |first=David |website=Khaleej Times |access-date=22 October 2019 |archive-date=22 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022071702/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/dubai-stars-open-sonam-kapoor-atif-aslam-balqees-and-more-honoured |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/dubai-walk-of-fame-everyone-who-has-been-awarded-a-dubai-star-so-far-1.881326 |title=Dubai Walk of Fame: everyone who has been awarded a Dubai Star so far |website=The National |date=25 August 2019 |language=en |access-date=22 October 2019 |archive-date=23 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123013011/https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/dubai-walk-of-fame-everyone-who-has-been-awarded-a-dubai-star-so-far-1.881326 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was also featured in the [[Forbes|Forbes Asia's]] 100 Digital Stars, published in December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cutacut.com/2020/12/09/forbes-asias-100-digital-stars/|title=Atif Aslam, Mahira Khan, Aiman Khan amongst Forbes Asia's 100 Digital Stars|first=Cutacut Editorial|last=Team|date=9 December 2020|access-date=12 December 2020|archive-date=9 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209095048/https://cutacut.com/2020/12/09/forbes-asias-100-digital-stars/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ranawehbe/2020/12/07/forbes-asias-100-digital-stars/|title=Forbes Asia's 100 Digital Stars|first=Rana Wehbe|last=Watson|website=Forbes|access-date=12 December 2020|archive-date=8 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208153406/https://www.forbes.com/sites/ranawehbe/2020/12/07/forbes-asias-100-digital-stars/|url-status=live}}</ref> He refers to his fans as "Aadeez" ({{Lang-ur|{{nq|عادیز}}|lit=Habituals}}).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.weeklyblitz.net/entertainment/up-in-the-sky-with-atif-aslam/ |title=Up in the sky with Atif Aslam |author=((Staff writers)) |work=Blitz |date=21 April 2019 |access-date=19 July 2020 |archive-date=19 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719084555/https://www.weeklyblitz.net/entertainment/up-in-the-sky-with-atif-aslam/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||